Gallegos

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 20 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BENJAMIN ROBERT GALLEGOS, No. 24-6125 D.C. No. 2:22-cv-01790-DAD-EFB Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MEMORANDUM*

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION; STATE OF

CALIFORNIA, Prison Law Office; COLEMAN, Office of Inspector General; XAVIER BECERRA, State of California, Department of Justice; ROSEN BIEN

GALVAN & GRUNFELD, LLP;

CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL

HEALTH CARE SERVICES; EBERT,

Correctional Counselor; CALIFORNIA

OFFICE OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Dale A. Drozd, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 16, 2026**

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Before: SILVERMAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Benjamin…